Insects on PalmsPalms constitute one of the largest botanical families and include some of the world's most important economic plants. This book reviews the interrelationships between palms and insects. The host plants, distribution and bionomics of representative insects are discussed. |
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... bases of major world agricultural industries . Palms are favourite ornamental plants wherever they can be grown in outdoor landscapes in warm regions , indoors in cooler regions - partly because , more than any other plant group , palms ...
... bases of major world agricultural industries . Palms are favourite ornamental plants wherever they can be grown in outdoor landscapes in warm regions , indoors in cooler regions - partly because , more than any other plant group , palms ...
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... base ) and is preferable when emphasizing the similarities between palm leaves and leaves of other kinds of plants . A frond consists of a blade , or lamina , a petiole and a base . There are two general forms of fronds , categorized by ...
... base ) and is preferable when emphasizing the similarities between palm leaves and leaves of other kinds of plants . A frond consists of a blade , or lamina , a petiole and a base . There are two general forms of fronds , categorized by ...
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... base of the petiole ( i.e. leaf base ) clasps the stem or trunk , forming a ringlike to cylindrical sheath . Conspicuous differ- ences in this structure make it useful for identifying palms . It is particularly con- spicuous in the ...
... base of the petiole ( i.e. leaf base ) clasps the stem or trunk , forming a ringlike to cylindrical sheath . Conspicuous differ- ences in this structure make it useful for identifying palms . It is particularly con- spicuous in the ...
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Contents
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xiii | |
The Animal Class Insecta and the Plant Family Palmae 1 | 29 |
Sapfeeders on Palms | 109 |
Insects of Palm Flowers and Fruits | 233 |
Borers of Palms | 267 |
Population Regulation of Palm Pests | 305 |
Field Techniques for Studies of Palm Insects | 322 |
Index | 381 |
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adult African oil palm aphids areas arenosella armoured scale insects attack Auchenorrhyncha beetles biological control blanchardi borers Brazil bugs caterpillars Coccoidea coconut palm Cocos coeruleipennis Coleoptera Colour Plate Cosmopolitan crudus Curculionidae damage date palm defoliators Derbidae destructor develop Diaspididae dicotyledonous disease distributed Dypsis eggs Elaeis Entomology feed female Fiji Florida flowers fronds fruits Genty genus Giblin-Davis Gressitt guerreronis guineensis Hemiptera hispine host plants Howard Howea Hymenoptera imagos important India infested inflorescences insecticides instars Islands known larvae leaf leaf-miner leaflets Lepesme Lepidoptera lethal yellowing Lever Limacodidae limacodids male Mariau mature mites moths natural enemies nucifera observed outbreaks oviposit Palm hosts palm species palmarum palmivorous parasitized parasitoids pest of coconut pests of palms petioles pheromone Philippines Phoenix Photo phytoplasmas plantations pollination populations predators produce Promecotheca pupae pupal reported Rhynchophorus Roystonea Sabal scale insects seed species of palms stage stem Sternorrhyncha tion tissue vector Washingtonia whitefly